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Leica Camera

Got early to Little Lake Park, Midland, Ontario this morning and so I was able to park my car inside the park, shortening my walking. I brought along two cameras, digital and film, Nikon D3100 and a Leica IIIf. I found the Leica and I need to schedule more practice sessions. I had forgotten how hard it is to focus it using the rangefinder. Today I relied primarily on setting the distance using the lens barrel distance scale and shooting at f8. I am looking forward to getting the negatives and prints back.

What follows is from the Nikon. There was a parade and a War of 1812 encampment among other activities.

It has no swing open back like many old film cameras. Instead it has a removable base plate and although this makes reloading slower and fussy, it results in an incredibly strong body.

Below is some internet resources and a series of my photos and you should pay attention in particular to the shot of the back that shows the two eye openings for the rangefinder and the viewfinder. You use the rangefinder to align the split image. You use the viewfinder to frame the image, it shows the full 50mm view.